false<![CDATA[The Custom of the Country (Modern Classics)]]>2695045<B>Wharton's glittering satire of the newly affluent in Old New York</B> <BR><BR> Considered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Wharton's second full-length work is a scathing yet personal examination of the exploits and follies of the modern upper class. As she unfolds the story of Undine Spragg, from New York to Europe, Wharton affords us a detailed glimpse of what might be called the interior décor of this America and its nouveau riche fringes. Through a heroine who is as vain, spoiled, and selfish as she is irresistibly fascinating, and through a most intricate and satisfying plot that follows Undine's marriages and affairs, she conveys a vision of social behavior that is both supremely informed and supremely disenchanted. 25369751913The Custom of the Country (Penguin Classics)total:1051|5:331|4:419|3:234|2:54|1:13|10514154154311449falsefalseTue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000Mon Mar 10 12:14:02 -0700 2008Mon Mar 10 12:25:32 -0700 2008
The Custom of the Country may come as a bit of a surprise to you. Far from a dignified, morally superior character, the book's heroine, the beautiful but vulgar Undine Spragg, is a selfish mo...more...]]>
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The Age of Innocence. Rather than subtle and carefully crafted, The Custom of the Country is satirical, uneven, and a bit over-the-top. I'm a Jane Eyre kind of person; perhaps those who prefer Wuthering Heights would ap...more...]]>
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